Ming Zuo

Chapter 1729 The Empire Is Different
"If you give way to the virtuous, I will do my part."

Huang Daozhou recommended himself as the candidate for governor of Xijing.

The first batch of cabinet members, Hou Xun went to South Asia to call for the wind and rain, Li Banghua was in the southern capital, Cao Wenheng was busy building the city in Nanjing, and Dang Huanchun took charge of the reconstruction of Dongying in the eastern capital.

After all the calculations, Huang Daozhou was the only cabinet minister left.

Although Chen Zhi, Wang Yun, and Jiang Wei's rankings are higher, these three are relatively young, and their ideas are closer to Zuo Menggeng, and they need to connect the past and the future at the center.

Although Jin Yu is old, he has only been in the cabinet for a short time, and he is also too old.If you really want to send them to the Western Regions, you may die on the way.

Huang Daozhou looked around and knew that he was the most suitable candidate.

"The Western Regions are tough, please trouble Young Xuangong."

Huang Daozhou waved his hand without any embarrassment.

"Follow Your Majesty, rebuild the universe, and recreate the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties. After a hundred years, I will finally be worthy of my ancestors and all people. What more can I ask for?"

At their level, ordinary material and spiritual pursuits can no longer be satisfied.

To be famous in history is the biggest dream.

Huang Daozhou is very convinced that in the future history books, what they can get is definitely not infamy.

The governor of Xijing confirmed that Zuo Menggeng also made up his mind.

"I plan to start a western tour next year. This time, the land of the Western Regions is absolutely not allowed to be separated from China's control."

His words were loud and decisive.

Everyone did not object.

Everyone understands what it means for the emperor to go to the Western Regions once.

From ancient times to the present, the emperors of the Han family have made great achievements.But none of them came to the Western Regions in person.

But as the territory of the Han family, the emperor has never been there, so it can't increase the sense of belonging there.

Only when the emperor came and personally carried out his will, many policies and measures could go smoothly.

If it is another emperor, everyone may still object.But Zuo Menggeng's heroism is far above others, and he can withstand such a toss.

However, after Huang Daozhou became governor of Xijing, the number of cabinet members was seriously insufficient.

Fresh blood must be added.

"I propose that Fu Yusun, governor of Jiangsu Province, come back."

Chen Zhi was the first to speak.

Who can join the cabinet is very sensitive.

After all, this is a visit to the court, which means that the power of the center has changed.

As an official, who doesn't regard worship as a lifelong dream?

Especially the cabinet minister of the empire, because the emperor did not participate in specific administrative affairs, he had great power, which was even more enviable.

Of course, the highest pursuit of imperial officials today is not the cabinet minister, but the title of king and leaving the town.

This is also a special arrangement deliberately made by the empire.

In the past dynasties, the highest power and honor were in the center, so everyone squeezed upwards.

But the empire opened a hole.

To be a cabinet minister is not the pinnacle, but to come out of the cabinet and serve as the chief of special cities, capitals, and capitals is the key point.

One advantage of doing this is that people who have served as cabinet ministers have great prestige when they come out of the town, and they have great influence in all aspects, so they can effectively control the place.

Especially the capital and Beijing, as the core hubs in all directions, the officials who go out of the town are not strong enough to hold down the various frontier officials below.

Being able to go out of towns and capitals, at worst, is basically the Duke of the state, which can be said to be the top honor.Retire after finishing the work, and live a prosperous life.

Even so, the candidates for the cabinet ministers are also highly anticipated.

No one thought that Chen Zhi would propose to Fu Yusun.

Who didn't know that Fu Yusun was Zuo Menggeng's first secretary?
It can be said that he is Zuo Menggeng's confidant.

During Fu Yusun's tenure as the governor of Jiangsu Province, he was known for being strong, and he did not do little to quarrel with the central government to gain benefits.

If he becomes the cabinet minister, isn't Chen Zhi worried that he won't be able to suppress the emperor's close minister?
On the other hand, hello everyone, I have to admire Chen Zhi's brilliance.

Knowing Fu Yusun's strength, he generously promoted talents.

Being able to serve as the Prime Minister of the Cabinet really has its own merits.

Zuo Menggeng was very satisfied with this proposal despite other people's thoughts.

He is the clearest about Fu Yusun's ability.

Especially with the efforts of Fu Yusun, southern and northern Jiangsu, where the gap between the rich and the poor used to be obvious, has now blossomed and prospered everywhere.

This shows that Fu Yusun has a deep understanding of the way the country is run.

And Zuo Menggeng was not worried that Fu Yusun would fight for power with Chen Zhi after he came back.

His emperor is here.

If Fu Yusun didn't care about the overall situation, he wouldn't mind giving it a good beating.

So with the support of the emperor and the prime minister, the first member to join the cabinet was drawn up.

"I propose Henan Provincial Governor Dongzeng."

Jin Yu is also a candidate.

In fact, there are not many options to choose from, and everyone knows it well.

Either ministries or provinces.

The rest of the officials have good qualifications and abilities, but they are not enough to join the cabinet.

But now that the empire is still running at a high speed, the work of each department is very important, and the chief cannot leave it lightly.

For example, Xue Fengzuo of the Ministry of Water Resources, who has already entered the cabinet in terms of merit.But now he is presiding over the project of the century to divert the Yellow River. Who would dare to let him leave his post?

So you can only choose from the provinces.

But for the provinces, the process of unification of the empire is too fast, and many provincial governments have just been appointed, and even the localities have not been smoothed out.

If it is transferred back to the center, things in the local area will inevitably repeat.

The only ones that can be chosen are Shandong, Jiangsu, Henan, Anhui and other areas that were first included in the jurisdiction of the empire.

Henan Province Zhenghou Dongzeng has received unanimous praise in terms of qualifications and abilities, and it is logical to join the cabinet.

The center of the empire is undergoing a change, and among the people, the changes are also very obvious.

Xu Ruolin showed Zuo Menggeng a piece of data that was very interesting but few people paid attention to.

"Look, this is the latest statistics, the height of 16-year-old students in Shandong Province. The height of boys is actually 1.7 meters 1.6, and the average height of girls is [-] meters [-]. I'm talking about the children nowadays. It looks different."

Xu Ruolin has been focusing on education, so relevant statistics will definitely be reported to her.

Others only regard it as a piece of data, but she sees something different from it.

Especially compared with the data from five years ago.

Five years ago, the average height of 16-year-old boys in Shandong Province was only 1.7 meters 1.6, and that of girls was [-] meters [-].

In just five years, the data has grown a lot.

Zuo Menggeng is very clear about this.

"Nowadays, the living conditions are better, and ordinary people do not lack meat every day. With sufficient nutrition, children's physical fitness will definitely improve greatly."

In the previous life, European and American countries completed the establishment of racial advantages through hundreds of years of colonization and plunder.But the foundation of China in this life is far superior to other countries. Once it enters a prosperous period, the quality of its citizens will be reflected.

Seeing this data, Zuo Menggeng was very happy.

He has already imagined that people from other countries will look up and feel inferior to the Chinese in the future.

(End of this chapter)